verb

intend

Translation

to intend, to plan, to mean

I intend to visit my grandparents this weekend.

The book is intended for young children.

I didn't intend any harm.

((to-inf)) to plan to do sth. I intend to leave early.

((sth.)) to have sth. as a plan. I didn't intend any harm.

((sth.)) ((for sb./sth.)) to design sth. for a particular purpose. The book is intended for children.

Synonyms: plan, mean, aim

From Latin 'intendere' (to stretch out), from 'in-' (towards) + 'tendere' (to stretch). The idea is of 'stretching one's mind' towards something.

Think of stretching ('tend') your mind 'in' a certain direction or towards a goal.